Fort Worth Democratic takes center stage at convention

Delegates desperate for new leaders with the potential to run statewide heard from one of their rising stars Saturday morning, state Sen. Wendy Davis of Fort Worth. Davis earned a reputation as a fighter when she thwarted Republican efforts last session to redistrict her out of existence. A single mother who went from junior college to Harvard Law School before being elected to the state Senate from a Fort Worth district Republicans thought was theirs, she urged her fellow Democrats Saturday morning to “make our dream for Texas its reality. Let’s show the naysayers that Texas can and will do better.”

The sparse Saturday crowd responded with tepid applause to the candidate, who has an inspiring story, but is a less-than-inspiring speaker.